5 underrated managers who could make it big in the near future

#3 Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Arsene Wenger wants Giovanni van Bronckhorst to succeed him at Arsenal

A class professional, a player who could play as a full-back or as a centre-back, an upbringing which laid emphasis on educating young footballers, Giovanni van Bronckhorst is one that has played for the biggest of clubs and under the best of managers.

Van Bronckhorst’s footballing education is more than impressive and his ongoing stint at Feyenoord is a clear reflection. Arsene Wenger, Dick Advocaat, and Frank Rijkaard are top-quality coaches he has played under.

The former Arsenal, Rangers and Barcelona man took up the post of an assistant manager at Feyenoord in 2011 before taking up the manager's job at the end of the 2014-15 season. That particular season Feyenoord finished third in the league and Giovanni’s men lifted the KNVB Cup. A year later, the former Oranje captain led Feyenoord to their first league title win since 1999.

At the age of 42, van Bronckhorst's managerial career is off to a bright start. While not many football fans have cared to rate his progress as a manager, Arsene Wenger seems to be taking note. Wenger, whose contract at the Emirates runs out at the end of the 2018-19 season, has been so impressed that he has tipped his former pupil to take the reins.